à fonds perdu

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French

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a fɔ̃ pɛʁ.dy/
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Prepositional phrase

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à fonds perdu

  1. as a subsidy, being a performance without the expectation of consideration
    Synonym: à titre de dons

See also

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Swiss French à fonds perdu.

Adverb

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à fonds perdu

  1. (Switzerland) as a subsidy, being a performance without the expectation of consideration
    Synonym: (rump-Germany, Austria) als Zuschuss

Derived terms

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